Neurotoxicity of Coscinium fenestratum stem, a medicinal plant used in traditional medicineJintanaporn Wattanathorn
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, 40000, 66 43 348394, Thailand
Food Chem Toxicol 44:1327-33. 2006
..It is concluded that the plant possesses neurotoxicity and is able to induce neurobehavioral changes in rats. Therefore, the application of this plant as either drug or supplementary food should be reconsidered...
Positive modulation of cognition and mood in the healthy elderly volunteer following the administration of Centella asiaticaJintanaporn Wattanathorn
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
J Ethnopharmacol 116:325-32. 2008
..Therefore, the present randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study investigated the effect of Centella asiatica on cognitive function of healthy elderly volunteer...
Piperine, the potential functional food for mood and cognitive disordersJintanaporn Wattanathorn
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Food Chem Toxicol 46:3106-10. 2008
..Therefore, piperine may be served as the potential functional food to improve brain function. However, further investigations about precise underlying mechanism are still required...
Cognitive enhancement and neuroprotective effects of Bacopa monnieri in Alzheimer's disease modelNongnut Uabundit
Department of Physiology Neuroscience Program and Graduate School, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
J Ethnopharmacol 127:26-31. 2010
..Therefore, the potential of this plant to protect against Alzheimer's disease has been raised but less supported document is available...
Piperine, the main alkaloid of Thai black pepper, protects against neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment in animal model of cognitive deficit like condition of Alzheimer's diseasePennapa Chonpathompikunlert
Department of Physiology and Graduate School, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Food Chem Toxicol 48:798-802. 2010
..Moreover, piperine also demonstrated the neurotrophic effect in hippocampus. However, further researches about the precise underlying mechanism are still required...
Purple rice berry is neuroprotective and enhances cognition in a rat model of Alzheimer's diseaseWanassanun Pannangrong
Graduate School Neuroscience Program, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
J Med Food 14:688-94. 2011
..These results suggest that rice berry has potential as an effective agent for neurodegeneration and memory impairment in Alzheimer's disease...
Zingiber officinale Mitigates Brain Damage and Improves Memory Impairment in Focal Cerebral Ischemic RatJintanaporn Wattanathorn
Department of Neuroscience Program, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2011:429505. 2011
..In conclusion, our study demonstrated the beneficial effect of ginger rhizome to protect against focal cerebral ischemia...
Cognitive-enhancing effect of quercetin in a rat model of Parkinson's disease induced by 6-hydroxydopamineNapatr Sriraksa
Department of Physiology and Graduate School Neuroscience Program, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2012:823206. 2012
..It was found that all doses of quercetin enhanced spatial memory. Therefore, it is suggested that the cognitive-enhancing effect of quercetin occurs partly because of decreased oxidative damage resulting in increased neuron density...
Zingiber officinale Improves Cognitive Function of the Middle-Aged Healthy WomenNaritsara Saenghong
Neuroscience Program and Graduate School, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2012:383062. 2012
..We found that the ginger-treated groups had significantly decreased P300 latencies, increased N100 and P300 amplitudes, and exhibited enhanced working memory. Therefore, ginger is a potential cognitive enhancer for middle-aged women...
Selected risk factors, human papillomavirus infection and the p53 codon 72 polymorphism in patients with squamous intraepithelial lesions in northeastern ThailandWannapa Settheetham-Ishida
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002 Thailand
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 7:113-8. 2006
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